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Consumer electronics
- Blu-raySony unveiled the first Blu-ray Disc prototypes in October 2000. These early devices relied on blue laser diodes operating at 405 nanometers to achieve…
- DVDIn January 1995, two rival optical disc proposals stood on the brink of a commercial stalemate. The Multimedia Compact Disc carried the backing of Philips…
- Consumer electronicsIn the early 1920s, radio broadcasting became the foundation for mass-producing radio receivers. Before this moment, phonograph turntables relied on purely…
- DVD-VideoJapan opened its doors to DVD-Video on the 19th of October 1996. Major releases followed shortly after on the 20th of December 1996.
- High-definition videoIn 1930, the first electronic scanning format emerged with 405 lines. This system replaced mechanical methods that had far fewer lines of resolution.
- Electric batteryIn 1749, Benjamin Franklin used the term battery to describe a set of linked Leyden jar capacitors. He grouped multiple jars together to store stronger…
- TelevisionThe word television first appeared in print on the 24th of August 1900. A Russian scientist named Constantin Perskyi used it during a paper presentation at…
- ComputerIn 1613, the English writer Richard Brathwait published a book called The Yong Mans Gleanings. He used the phrase truest computer of Times to describe a…